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A. H. PEYCKE AND L. L. WHITNEY.

BRAKE SUPPORTING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 13.1918.

Patented Nov. 18, 1919.

tnn STATES PATENT OFFICE It b1 MANN H. JPJEYCKJE, UI CHICAGO, ILLINOIS,AND LOREN I1. WHITNEY, 01E I-Ill IUND, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS T0 AMERICANSTEEL IOUNDRIES, 01E CHICAGU, ILIIINUIS, A

CORPORATION U15 NEW JERSEY.

BIKE-SUPPORTING IIECHANISIVI.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. re, IQIQ.

Application filed February 13, 1918. Serial No. 216,956.

To aZZ wh0m it may concern:

Be 1t known that we, ARMANI) I-I. PEYGKE and lLoRnN L. WHITNEY, citizensof the United States, and residents, respectively, of Chicago, in thecounty of Cook and State of Illinois, and of Hammond, in the county ofLake and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Brake-Supporting Mechanism, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to brake supporting mechanism.

It has for its object to level or support the brake beam in a simple andeffective manner to meet the various requirements for successfulcommercial operation.

This and other objects are accomplished, generally speaking, byproviding, in combi nation, a brake beam, a safety bar therefor, and abracket supported by the safety bar and having a relatively slidingconnection with the beam.

The invention is illustrated on the accompanying sheet of drawings, inwhich- Figure 1 is a fragmentary side elevation of a railway car truckembodying our invention;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation, parts being in section, of aportion' of the arrangement shown in Fig. 1; and,

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary plan view of part of the arrangement shown inFig. 2.

The various novel features of our invention will be apparent from thefollowing description and drawings and will be particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, it will be noted that we have disclosed arailway car truck, including a spring plank 10, to which are connectedhangers 1-1 which support a horizontally extending rigid safety bar 12,the ends of which underlie brake beams 13 for the purpose of preventingsuch brake beams accidentally falling to the tracks in the event thatthe brake beams are severed from their normal hangings. In order toprevent the tension rod 14 of the brake beam from sagging downwardly, wehave provided means for leveling or supporting the brake beam, andespecially the tension rod 14 thereof. This means takes the form of asprin bracket or arm 15 of general Z -shape (see ig. 2), one end 16 ofwhich farm is secured in a supporting member 17, which preferably fitsover and is connected to the safety bar 12 near the ends thereof. Ifdesired, the support may be longitudinally adjustably connected to thesafety rod' and longitudinally applied thereto-and removable therefrom.The outer free end 18 of the Z-shaped bracket or arm 15 is arrangedpreferably in a horizontal plane and underlies the tension rod 14 forsupporting the latter, not only when it is at rest, but also duringmovements of the brake beam when the same are applied and released. Thebracket member or arm 15, which preferably is of spring material,extends upwardly, inwardly and forwardly from the safety bar 12 towardthe associated wheels of the truck. By means of this arrangement thesafety bar not only performs its function of preventing the brake beamccidentally from falling to the track when disconnected from its normalhangings, but also the brake beams are supported in proper position toaccomplish satisfactory braking results.

It is our intention to cover any modifications of the invention fallingwithin the spirit and scopeof the following claims.

We claim:

1. In combination, a brake beam, a safety bar therefor, a bracketconnected to the safety bar for longitudinal adjustment thereon andhaving a horizontally extending p01" tion for supporting the brake beam.

2. In combination, a brake beam, a safety bar therefor, and a bracketmember counected to the safety bar for longitudinal adjustment thereonand extending inwardly therefrom to slidably receive the brake beam forsupporting the latter.

3. In combination, a brake beam having a tension member, a safety barunderlying said brake beam, and a bracket extending laterally inwardfrom the safety bar and having a portion upon which the tension memberof the beam may be slidably supported.

4. In combination, a brake beam, a rigid safety bar underlying the same,and a Z- shaped bracket supported by said safety bar and having aportion thereof extending laterally inward from the safety bar fornormally sup orting the brake beam.

Signed at hicago, Illinois, this 2nd day of February, 1918.

ARMANI) H. PEYCKE. toeEN L. WHITNEY.

